title: James Lithgow Ewin Patents

label: Creator

content: Ewin, James Lithgow (inventor)

indexedContent: Ewin, James Lithgow (inventor)

label: Topic

content: Vulcanization

indexedContent: Vulcanization

content: Street-lighting apparatus

indexedContent: Street-lighting apparatus

content: Rhythm and blues music

indexedContent: Rhythm and blues music

content: African American music -- 20th century

indexedContent: African American music

content: African American musicians

indexedContent: African American musicians

content: Blues musicians

indexedContent: Blues musicians

content: Horseshoeing

indexedContent: Horseshoeing

content: Inventions -- 1870-1880

indexedContent: Inventions

content: Inventors -- 1870-1880

indexedContent: Inventors

content: Popular music -- Writing and publishing

indexedContent: Popular music

label: Provenance

content: Collection donated by James Lithgow Ewin, March 13, 1894.

content: Ewin, James Lithgow (inventor)

label: Summary

content: Collection includes three patents issued to James Ewin.

label: Extent

content: 1 Cubic foot (1 box)

flag: datechar:creation era:ce normal:1873/1879 type:inclusive

content: 1873, 1874, 1879.

content: Box 1

label: Custodial History

content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Political History (now Division of Political and Military History), May 26, 1983.

label: Identifier

content: Collection descriptions

content: Archival materials

content: Articles

indexedContent: Articles

content: Correspondence

indexedContent: Correspondence

content: Newsletters

indexedContent: Newsletters

content: Notes

indexedContent: Notes

content: Patents

indexedContent: Patents

content: Press releases

indexedContent: Press releases

label: Citation

content: James Lithgow Ewin Patents, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

label: Processing Information

content: Collection processed by Robert Harding, 1983

label: Rights

label: Genre/Form

content: Articles -- 1950-2000

content: Correspondence -- 1970-2000

content: Newsletters -- 20th century

content: Notes

content: Patents -- 1870-1880

content: Press releases

label: Scope and Contents note

content: This collection includes an English patent paper #2126 for improved vulcanizable water-proof gum, 1873, to Benjamin Joseph Barnard Mills; a U.S. patent paper #151,109 for improvement in the art of manufacturing horseshoes, 1874; and an English patent paper #1194 for improvement in street-lighting apparatus.

label: Restrictions

content: Collection is open for research.

unitid: Collection NMAH.AC.0051

unittitle: James Lithgow Ewin Patents

title: James Lithgow Ewin Patents


unitCode: ACAH

level: file

title: Konigswinter

label: Collection Creator

content: National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.

content: Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)

label: See more items in

content: Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection

indexedContent: Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection

content: Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 2: Geographical Locations outside the United States / Germany

label: Container

content: Box 19

label: Archival Repository

label: Type

content: Archival materials

indexedContent: Archival materials

label: Collection Citation

content: Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, circa 1880-circa 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,

label: Collection Rights

content: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

label: Collection Restrictions

content: The collection is open for research use.

usage_flag: Large EAD

type: Collection

unittitle: Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection

type: Series

type: File

unittitle: Germany

unittitle: Konigswinter

archival_repository: ACAH

digital_assets_available: false

title: Konigswinter


level: item

title: Old Church, 356 years old--Juarez, Mexico. Built 1549 [picture postcard]

label: General

content: Series II, Box 23, Foreign, Mexico--Cathedrals/Churches.

label: Creator

content: Humphries Photo Co. (Publisher, El Paso, Texas)

indexedContent: National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.

indexedContent: Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)

label: Place

content: Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

indexedContent: Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

label: Topic

content: Ethnic Imagery Project, Archives Center

indexedContent: Ethnic Imagery Project, Archives Center

content: prayers

indexedContent: prayers

content: Mexican-American Border Region

indexedContent: Mexican-American Border Region

content: Churches

indexedContent: Churches

content: Mexican-American Border Region

content: Architecture -- Religious

indexedContent: Architecture

content: Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection

content: Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 2: Geographical Locations outside the United States / Mexico / Cathedrals/Churches

label: Extent

content: 1 Item (color, 3-1/2" x 5-1/2".)

content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

content: Archival materials

content: Postcards

indexedContent: Postcards

content: Picture postcards

indexedContent: Picture postcards

content: Postcards -- 1900-1920

content: Picture postcards -- 1900-1920

label: Scope and Contents

content: The postcard holds two photographs (reproductions) of a church in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The image on the left depicts an outdoor view of the church. The other photo displays the church interior with two women praying at the foot of the altar.

unittitle: Mexico

unittitle: Cathedrals/Churches

type: Item


title: Florida - Palm Beach/ West Palm Beach

content: Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection

content: Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 1: Geographical Locations within United States

content: Box 4

indexedContent: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

content: Archival materials

unittitle: Florida - Palm Beach/ West Palm Beach

title: Florida - Palm Beach/ West Palm Beach


title: Tennessee - Murfreesboro

content: Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection

indexedContent: Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 1: Geographical Locations within United States

content: Box 13

content: Archival materials

unittitle: Tennessee - Murfreesboro

title: Tennessee - Murfreesboro


title: Alice Coltrane #18

label: Collection Donor

content: Stewart, Charles, 1927-

indexedContent: Stewart, Charles, 1927-

content: Chuck Stewart Jazz Photographs

indexedContent: Chuck Stewart Jazz Photographs

flag: datechar:creation type:inclusive

label: Date

content: Box 1, Folder 11

content: Archival materials

content: Photographs

indexedContent: Photographs

content: Chuck Stewart Photographs of John Coltrane, 1964-1971, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

content: Permission and licensing requests must be secured from Kim Stewart.  See repository for further details.

content: Collection is open for research.

unittitle: Chuck Stewart Jazz Photographs

unittitle: Alice Coltrane #18

title: Alice Coltrane #18


title: Kansas

content: Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation

indexedContent: Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation

content: Lima Railroad, Inc.

indexedContent: Lima Railroad, Inc.

content: Lima Locomotive Works, Inc., Service Department Records / Series 1: Service Department Records / 1.12: Inactive Shay Locomotive Owners

content: Box 12

content: Archival materials

content: Lima Locomotive Works, Inc., Service Department Records, 1919-1949, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

unittitle: Service Department Records

type: Subseries

unittitle: Inactive Shay Locomotive Owners

unittitle: Kansas

title: Kansas


title: Oklahoma

content: Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation

content: Lima Railroad, Inc.

content: Lima Locomotive Works, Inc., Service Department Records / Series 1: Service Department Records / 1.7: United States Dead Files

content: Box 9

content: Archival materials

indexedContent: Archival materials

unittitle: United States Dead Files

unittitle: Oklahoma

title: Oklahoma


title: Portsmouth Street Railway Co., car 101, negs.480-481

content: American Car and Foundry Co. (Jackson & Sharp Car Co.)

content: Jackson & Sharp Car Co.

indexedContent: Jackson & Sharp Car Co.

content: Jackson & Sharp Car Company  Records and American Car & Foundry Company Collection / Series 2: Photographs / 2.1: Jackson & Sharp Co. Electric Equipment

content: undated

content: Volume 2, Page 19-20

content: Archival materials

content: Photographs

content: Jackson and Sharp Car Co. Records and American Car and Foundry Co. Collection, 1884-1948, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

content: Collection is open for research. Special care required in handling photographs, as the bound volumes are in poor condition.

unittitle: Photographs

unittitle: Jackson & Sharp Co. Electric Equipment


title: Wilmington, New Castle & Southern Railway Co.Freight Line car 50, order no .2670[ ], negs.2278-2279 freight [page marked :express car]

indexedContent: American Car and Foundry Co. (Jackson & Sharp Car Co.)

content: Jackson & Sharp Car Co.

content: Jackson & Sharp Car Company  Records and American Car & Foundry Company Collection / Series 2: Photographs / 2.2: American Car & Foundry Co. Electric Equipment

content: Volume 5, Page 115,117

content: Archival materials

content: Photographs

content: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.


title: Joliet Railroad Co.car 141, order no.1837-38 E, neg. 879

content: Jackson & Sharp Car Co.

indexedContent: Jackson & Sharp Car Company  Records and American Car & Foundry Company Collection / Series 2: Photographs / 2.1: Jackson & Sharp Co. Electric Equipment

content: undated

content: Volume 3, Page 46

content: Archival materials

content: Photographs


title: Profile on Charlie Shavers with Lorin Schoenberg as host,  WKCR-FM 89.9

content: Gaskin, Mary

indexedContent: Gaskin, Mary

content: Gaskin, Leonard, 1920-

indexedContent: Gaskin, Leonard, 1920-

content: Leonard Gaskin Papers

indexedContent: Leonard Gaskin Papers

content: Leonard Gaskin Papers / Series 7: Performance and Publicity Materials / 7.4: Audiotapes of Performances, Educational Programs, and Interviews, 1936-2002 / 7.4.3: Radio and Television Programs

content: Box 75

content: Archival materials

content: Audio

indexedContent: Audio

content: Leonard  and Mary Gaskin Papers, 1923-2006, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

content: Collection is open for research. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room or by requesting copies of audiovisual materials at RightsReproductions@si.edu.

unittitle: Leonard Gaskin Papers

unittitle: Performance and Publicity Materials

unittitle: Radio and Television Programs


title: Photographs (401-424)

content: Anchor Brewing Company

indexedContent: Anchor Brewing Company

content: Anchor Brewing Company Records

indexedContent: Anchor Brewing Company Records

content: Anchor Brewing Company Records / Series 7: Photographs, Negatives, Transparencies, and Slides

content: Box 72

content: Archival materials

content: Photographs

content: Anchor Brewing Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

content: Images document agricultural equipment.

content: Collection is open for research.

unittitle: Anchor Brewing Company Records

unittitle: Photographs (401-424)

title: Photographs (401-424)


title: Every Business Has Three Partners Capital - The Employer Labor - The Employe the Public - The Consumer No Industry Can Thrive if Co-Operation Among the Three is Lacking ...

label: Local numbers

content: Princeton Poster# 6667

label: Series

content: Princeton University

indexedContent: Princeton University

content: United States

indexedContent: United States

content: Politics

indexedContent: Politics

content: Princeton University Poster Collection

indexedContent: Princeton University Poster Collection

content: Princeton University Poster Collection / Series 1: Pre-World War One / 1.7: United States

label: Sponsor

content: Digitization of the Princeton University Poster Collection was a collaboration of Google Arts and Culture and the Smithsonian Institution's Digitization Program Office. Catalog records were transcribed by digital volunteers through the Smithsonian Institution Transcription Center.

content: 1 Poster (1/2 size; Multi-color, Text Only, 64 x 48.5 cm)

label: Condition

content: Condition: Excellent

content: Map-folder 524

label: Custodial History

content: Princeton donor/number BF 6059

content: Archival materials

content: Posters

indexedContent: Posters

content: Princeton University Posters Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

content: Copyright status of items varies. Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

label: Genre/Form

content: Posters

content: Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

unittitle: Princeton University Poster Collection

unittitle: Pre-World War One

unittitle: United States


title: [In Arabic or Persian]

content: Princeton Poster# 5332

content: FDE 4

label: Printing Info

content: Specimen of British War Literature

label: Collection Creator

content: Princeton University

content: Great Britain

indexedContent: Great Britain

content: World War, 1939-1945

label: See more items in

content: Princeton University Poster Collection

content: Princeton University Poster Collection / Series 4: World War Two / 4.6: Great Britain

content: 1 Item

content: Condition: Excellent

label: Container

content: Box 8, Folder 3

content: Princeton donor/number 82828 W80

label: Archival Repository

content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

label: Type

content: Archival materials

label: Collection Citation

label: Related Materials

content: Different language version(s): 5305, 5311, 5317, 5323, 5326

unittitle: World War Two

unittitle: Great Britain

unittitle: [In Arabic or Persian]

title: [In Arabic or Persian]


title: A ARMADA REAL PROTEGE AS BASES DE MANTIMENTOS ALIADAS NO MAR MEDITERRÂNEO ...

content: Princeton Poster# 9383

label: General

content: Issued by: Servicos de Impensa e Informacão de Embaixada Britânica [British Embassy Information Service]

content: Specimen of British War Literature

content: Princeton University

label: Place

content: Great Britain

label: Topic

content: World War, 1939-1945

content: Princeton University Poster Collection

indexedContent: Princeton University Poster Collection / Series 4: World War Two / 4.6: Great Britain

label: Extent

content: 1 Item

content: Condition: Excellent

content: Box 48, Folder 9

content: Other Donor Info: 82816 T23

indexedContent: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

content: Archival materials

label: Collection Rights

label: Collection Restrictions

content: Different language version(s): 9353, 9359, 9365, 9371, 9377


title: [In Arabic or Persian]

label: Local numbers

content: Princeton Poster# 8671

label: Series

content: M.E. 8.20

content: Specimen of British War Literature

content: Princeton University

content: Great Britain

content: World War, 1939-1945

content: Princeton University Poster Collection

label: Sponsor

content: 1 Item

label: Condition

content: Condition: Excellent

content: Box 42, Folder 10

content: Other Donor Info: 82795 W47

content: Archival materials

indexedContent: Archival materials

content: Different language version(s): 8651

title: [In Arabic or Persian]


title: 1. British Light Tanks / 2. British Battery in Action ...

content: Princeton Poster# 8969

content: Artist(s): Anon

label: Printing Info

content:
Property of Princeton [...] Received Oct. 20 1943

Specimen of British War Literature

label: Collection Creator

content: Princeton University

content: Great Britain

content: Morale and propaganda

indexedContent: Morale and propaganda

content: Propaganda

indexedContent: Propaganda

content: World War, 1939-1945

content: Princeton University Poster Collection

content: 1 Item (1/8 size; Multi-color, 23 x 19.5 cm)

content: Condition: Excellent

content: Box 44, Folder 3

label: Custodial History

content: Other Donor Info: 82795 W97

content: Archival materials

label: Image

content:
Sheet of 30 stamps

Main Image: Each of the 30 stamps has a different image of British Army action: (1) British light tanks moving forward (2) British soldiers firing a field piece, etc.


title: [In Arabic or Persian]

content: Princeton Poster# 9256

content: Specimen of British War Literature

content: Princeton University

content: Great Britain

content: World War, 1939-1945

label: See more items in

content: Princeton University Poster Collection

content: 1 Item

content: Condition: Excellent

label: Container

content: Box 47, Folder 4

content: Other Donor Info: 82828 W92

label: Archival Repository

label: Type

content: Archival materials

content: Different language version(s): 9234, 9238, 9244, 9250

title: [In Arabic or Persian]


title: The Defender

content: Princeton Poster# 7617

label: General

content: Issued by: U.S. Army

content: Service Series No. 55-A

label: Note

content: Poster signed by artist Harry S. Mueller

label: Issuing body

content: United States. Army

indexedContent: United States. Army

content: Princeton University

label: Place

content: United States

content: United States. Army

content: Princeton University Poster Collection

content: Princeton University Poster Collection / Series 3: Between Wars / 3.20: United States

content: 1 Item

content: Condition: Excellent

content: Box 32, Folder 10

content: Princeton donor/number BF 6437-43

content: Archival materials

label: Collection Citation

content: Main Image: U.S. soldier with rifle in front of the Capitol Building

label: Related Materials

content:
Duplicates: 7272, 7617

Condition differs: Yes

unittitle: Between Wars

unittitle: The Defender

title: The Defender


level: subseries

title: Italy

content: Princeton University

content: Princeton University Poster Collection

content: Princeton University Poster Collection / Series 6: Unknown

content: Digitization of the Princeton University Poster Collection was a collaboration of Google Arts and Culture and the Smithsonian Institution's Digitization Program Office. Catalog records were transcribed by digital volunteers through the Smithsonian Institution Transcription Center.

label: Date

label: Identifier

content: NMAH.AC.0433, Subseries 6.5

content: Archival materials

label: Collection Rights

label: Collection Restrictions

unitid: Collection 6.5

unitid: Series 6.5

unittitle: Unknown

unitid: Subseries 6.5

unittitle: Italy

digital_assets_available: true

title: Italy


title: I'se Mighty Tired, composed by Eva A Jessye

label: Collection Consultant

content: Richardson, Deborra

indexedContent: Richardson, Deborra

label: Collection Collector

content: Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-2024

indexedContent: Reagon, Bernice Johnson

content: Bernice Johnson Reagon Collection of African American Sacred Music / Series 2: Sheet Music Files

flag: datechar:creation era:ce normal:1927/1927 type:inclusive

content: Box 6, Folder 4

content: Archival materials

content: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

content: Collection is open for research.

unittitle: Sheet Music Files


title: National In.d.epen.d.ence Gospel Singers

content: Richardson, Deborra

content: Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-2024

content: Bernice Johnson Reagon Collection of African American Sacred Music / Series 4: Photographs

flag: datechar:creation era:ce normal:1927/1963 type:inclusive

content: 1927 - 1963

content: Box 14, Folder 1

content: Archival materials

content: Collection is open for research.

unittitle: Photographs


level: collection

title: Howe Scale Company Records

label: Creator

content: Howe Scale Co.

indexedContent: Howe Scale Co.

label: Names

content: Ross, Thomas

indexedContent: Ross, Thomas

content: Strong, Frank M.

indexedContent: Strong, Frank M.

content: Vermont

indexedContent: Vermont

label: Topic

content: Scales (Weighing instruments)

indexedContent: Scales (Weighing instruments)

content: Howe Scale Co.

content: Howe Scale Company Records

indexedContent: Howe Scale Company Records

label: Summary

content: Records document Howe Scale Company from 1868-1963, manufacturers of scales for weighing.

label: Biographical / Historical

content:
The original inventor of the Howe Scale was Frank M. Strong of Vergennes, Vermont.  In 1855 while working for the Sampson Scale Company of Vergennes, he conceived of the idea of ball bearing protection for the scale.  In 1856, along with Thomas Ross, Strong obtained the first patent.

The lever system was also simplified.  This problem of accuracy led to a new ball bearing principle.  The Strong and Ross improvement concerned a method for protecting the knife edges.

"A scale weighs by means of a system of levers.  The fulcrum, or balancing support of this system is the sharp edge of a piece of steel called a pivot, on which the platform of the scale rests.  When a load is placed on the platform the impact causes it to shift about on the pivots.  This action tends to blunt the sharp edge of these pivots and affects the accuracy of the scale."

Frank Strong conceived of the idea of placing the scale platform on metal balls resting in cup shaped depressions over the knife edged pivots.  This enabled the platform to move freely, absorb vibrations, reduce wear on the pivots and insure longer accuracy expectation of the scale.  This invention became the first outstanding scale improvement in America, and was the real foundation of the present business.

The first scale with the new improved ball bearing was installed at Vernon Village Mills in Oenida County, New York in 1856.  In 1857 the installation of a gigantic scale on the Morris Canal, Washington, New Jersey, for weighing canal boats was completed.  The scales also took first premium at the Vermont State Fair in 1857 and 1858, competing with older and better known scales.

Also in 1857, Mr. John Howe, Jr., who owned a foundry at Brandon, lent financial assistance and in the Spring purchased all the patents taken out by Strong and Ross.  The two partners remained with the company on a salary and royalty basis.

In 1858 the Howe Scale Co. began to win awards consistently at fairs and exhibitions throughout the country.  By 1859 the Howe Scale Company had no competition at these annual events.  At the Paris Exposition in 1867 Howe Scale took first prizes competing against all the manufacturers of the world.

In 1868 the Brandon Manufacturing Company was incorporated.  The name was subsequently changed and the company merged into the Howe Scale Company in November, 1878.  In 1873 Howe began manufacturing hand trucks as a utility measure to facilitate handling of scales and parts within the factory.

However, that same year 1873, proved disasterous.  The warehouse, dryhouse, and office of the company was destroyed by fire.  The company moved to Rutland.

In 1886 there was a general reorganization of the Howe Scale Company.  The newly reorganized company was incorporated as the Howe Scale Company of 1886.  John A. Mead of Rutland became president.  A new Board was formed and held its first meeting in August of 1888.  In 1920 Mead died and his son in law, Carl B. Hinsman was elected president.  In 1925 the Mead interests were purchased by another management group, and Frank G. Riehl became head of the company.  The new management purchased rights for the weightograph, a device which produces weight readings on a ground glass screen by means of optical magnification.  This was one of the greatest innovations in weighing improvements since the original Strong and Ross patent.

label: Extent

content: 32 Cubic feet (77 boxes)

flag: datechar:creation era:ce normal:1868/1963 type:inclusive

content: 1868 - 1963

label: Custodial History

content: Collection transferred from the Division of Physical Sciences (now known as the Division of Medicine and Science), February 3, 1983.

content: Collection descriptions

indexedContent: Collection descriptions

content: Archival materials

content: Cashbooks

indexedContent: Cashbooks

content: Charters

indexedContent: Charters

content: Clippings

indexedContent: Clippings

content: Stock certificate books

indexedContent: Stock certificate books

content: Specifications

indexedContent: Specifications

content: Minutes

indexedContent: Minutes

content: Newsletters

indexedContent: Newsletters

content: Photographs

indexedContent: Photographs

content: Sales records

indexedContent: Sales records

content: Inventories

indexedContent: Inventories

content: Journals (accounts)

indexedContent: Journals (accounts)

content: Ledgers (account books)

indexedContent: Ledgers (account books)

content: Legal documents

indexedContent: Legal documents

content: Correspondence

indexedContent: Correspondence

label: Citation

content: Howe Scale Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

label: Arrangement

content:
The collection is divided into six series.

Series 1: Corporate Records, 1868-1953

Series 2: Sales Records, 1928-1960

Series 3: Financial Records, 1883-1928

Series 4: Photographic Scrapbooks, 1887-1925

Series 5: Specifications, 1890-1927

Series 6: Clippings, 1953-1971

label: Processing Information

content:
Processed by Robert S. Harding, archivist, June 1984; revised  C. A. Orr, archivist,  11 23 88 ; revised
Robert S. Harding 11/96

label: Rights

label: Genre/Form

content: Cashbooks

content: Charters

content: Clippings

content: Stock certificate books

content: Specifications

content: Minutes

content: Newsletters

content: Photographs -- 20th century

content: Sales records

content: Inventories

content: Journals (accounts)

content: Ledgers (account books)

content: Legal documents

content: Correspondence -- 1930-1950

label: Scope and Contents

content: These records, 1868 1963, include records of various companies some of which eventually merged into the Howe Scale Company.  Included are corporate records: minutes, charters, legal documents, stock certificate books, and correspondence; sales records: newsletters, inter branch correspondence, catalogs and price lists; financial records: ledgers, journals; cash books, inventories, reports, trial balances with recapitutlations; photographs; specifications; and news clippings.  The 32 cubic feet of material is housed in 15 Paige boxes, 6 Hollinger boxes, and 44 volumes.

label: Restrictions

content: Collection is open for research.

content:
Special Collections, Bailey Howe Library of the University of Vermont.

Howe Scale Company Papers, 1856 1961

unitid: Collection NMAH.AC.0004

unittitle: Howe Scale Company Records

title: Howe Scale Company Records


title: Inland Extension Telegraph Co.

label: Collection Creator

content: United Telegraph Workers.

indexedContent: United Telegraph Workers.

content: Western Union Telegraph Company

indexedContent: Western Union Telegraph Company

label: See more items in

content: Western Union Telegraph Company Records

indexedContent: Western Union Telegraph Company Records

content: Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 2: Subsidiaries

label: Archival Repository

label: Type

content: Archival materials

indexedContent: Archival materials

label: Collection Citation

content: Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

label: Collection Rights

label: Collection Restrictions

content: Collection is open for research but Series 11 and films are stored off-site. Special arrangements must be made to view some of the audiovisual materials. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

unittitle: Western Union Telegraph Company Records

unittitle: Subsidiaries

unittitle: Inland Extension Telegraph Co.

title: Inland Extension Telegraph Co.


title: Executive Offices of Atlantic, Pacific, and Franklin and Southern and Atlantic

content: United Telegraph Workers.

content: Western Union Telegraph Company

content: Western Union Telegraph Company Records

content: Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 2: Subsidiaries / Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Co.

flag: datechar:creation era:ce normal:1873/1873 type:inclusive

label: Date

content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

content: Archival materials

unittitle: Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Co.


title: Correspondence

content: United Telegraph Workers.

content: Western Union Telegraph Company

content: Western Union Telegraph Company Records

content: Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 2: Subsidiaries / American Telegraph Co. of New Hampshire

flag: datechar:creation era:ce normal:1914/1914 type:inclusive

label: Container

content: Box 15

indexedContent: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

content: Archival materials

unittitle: American Telegraph Co. of New Hampshire

unittitle: Correspondence

title: Correspondence


title: Agreement

content: United Telegraph Workers.

content: Western Union Telegraph Company

content: Western Union Telegraph Company Records

content: Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 2: Subsidiaries / Erie County Telegraph Co.

content: Box 37

content: Archival materials

unittitle: Erie County Telegraph Co.

unittitle: Agreement

title: Agreement


title: Aveline Kushi's Introduction to Macrobiotic Cooking by Wendy Esko, 1978

content: Kushi, Aveline, 1923-

indexedContent: Kushi, Aveline, 1923-

content: Kushi, Michio, 1926-

indexedContent: Kushi, Michio, 1926-

content: Ohsawa, George

indexedContent: Ohsawa, George

content: Michio and Aveline Kushi Macrobiotics Collection / Series 5: General Publications / 5.3: Books relating to Macrobiotics

content: Box 68, Folder 5

content: Archival materials

content: Michio and Aveline Kushi Macrobiotics Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

content: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

content:
The collection is open for research use.

Series 3: Subseries 3.4: Patient Files (Boxes 16/Folders 20-47; Boxes 17-21) and Subseries 3.8.2: Consultation Files (Boxes 44-47) are restricted for seventy-five years (to 2066).

Physical Access: Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Technical Access: Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.

unittitle: General Publications

unittitle: Books relating to Macrobiotics


title: Macrobiotics and Hypoglycemia by Warren Kramer

content: Kushi, Aveline, 1923-

content: Kushi, Michio, 1926-

content: Ohsawa, George

content: Michio and Aveline Kushi Macrobiotics Collection / Series 3: Kushi Institute / 3.8: Audio Tapes / 3.8.7: Summer Conference

content: Box 57

content: Archival materials

unittitle: Kushi Institute

unittitle: Audio Tapes

unittitle: Summer Conference


title: Transforming Difficulties by Bill Spear

content: Kushi, Aveline, 1923-

content: Kushi, Michio, 1926-

content: Ohsawa, George

content: Michio and Aveline Kushi Macrobiotics Collection / Series 3: Kushi Institute / 3.8: Audio Tapes / 3.8.4: Summer Conference

content: Box 51

content: Archival materials

unittitle: Transforming Difficulties by Bill Spear

title: Transforming Difficulties by Bill Spear


title: Wright, Russel

label: Collection Donor

content: Jeffers, Grace

indexedContent: Jeffers, Grace

content: Formica Corporation.

indexedContent: Formica Corporation.

content: Formica Collection

indexedContent: Formica Collection

content: Formica Collection / Series 6: Subject Files

flag: datechar:creation era:ce type:inclusive

content: undated

content: Box 18, Folder 6

content: Archival materials

content: Formica Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

content: Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials.  When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

unittitle: Formica Collection

unittitle: Subject Files

unittitle: Wright, Russel

title: Wright, Russel


title: National Electrical Manufacturers Association (high pressure decorative laminates

content: Jeffers, Grace

content: Formica Corporation.

content: Formica Collection

content: Formica Collection / Series 10: Martin A. Jeffers Materials / 10.3: Product Information

flag: datechar:creation era:ce normal:1975/1975 type:inclusive

content: Box 47, Folder 17

content: Archival materials

unittitle: Martin A. Jeffers Materials

unittitle: Product Information


title: Jewelry-Designer-Tuke, Steven

content: Jeffers, Grace

content: Formica Corporation.

content: Formica Collection

indexedContent: Formica Collection / Series 6: Subject Files

content: Box 15, Folder 8

content: Archival materials

unittitle: Jewelry-Designer-Tuke, Steven

title: Jewelry-Designer-Tuke, Steven


title: Research Design Center, 1951

content: Jeffers, Grace

content: Formica Corporation.

content: Formica Collection

content: Formica Collection / Series 1: Corporate Records / 1.7: Photographs

content: Box 3, Folder 11

content: Archival materials

unittitle: Corporate Records

unittitle: Photographs

unittitle: Research Design Center, 1951

title: Research Design Center, 1951


title: Samples-Surrell Surface (slides of samples)

content: Jeffers, Grace

content: Formica Corporation.

content: Formica Collection

content: Formica Collection / Series 4: Product Information

content: undated

content: Box 8, Folder 7

content: Archival materials


title: Gear differentials

content: Granatelli, Andy, 1923-2013

indexedContent: Granatelli, Andy

content: Granatelli, Vincent, 1944-2022

indexedContent: Granatelli, Vincent

content: Grancor Automotive Specialists

indexedContent: Grancor Automotive Specialists

content: Hurricane Hot Rod Association

indexedContent: Hurricane Hot Rod Association

content: Studebaker Corporation

indexedContent: Studebaker Corporation

content: Andy Granatelli Collection

indexedContent: Andy Granatelli Collection

content: Andy Granatelli Collection / Series 3: Studebaker Corporation / Series 3.4: Turbine Engine Materials

content: Box 59, Folder 1

content: Archival materials

content: Andy Granatelli Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

content: Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270. Viewing film and audio portion of collection requires special appointment. See repository for details.

unittitle: Andy Granatelli Collection

unittitle: Studebaker Corporation

unittitle: Turbine Engine Materials

unittitle: Gear differentials

title: Gear differentials


title: Wisconsin Auto Racing, Inc.

content: Granatelli, Andy, 1923-2013

content: Granatelli, Vincent, 1944-2022

content: Grancor Automotive Specialists

content: Hurricane Hot Rod Association

content: Studebaker Corporation

content: Andy Granatelli Collection

content: Andy Granatelli Collection / Series 3: Studebaker Corporation / 3.2: Chemical Compounds

content: Box 19, Folder 24

content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

content: Archival materials

unittitle: Chemical Compounds

unittitle: Wisconsin Auto Racing, Inc.

title: Wisconsin Auto Racing, Inc.


title: United Aircraft of Canada, ST6 Industrial and Marine Gas Turbine Engines parts catalog

content: Granatelli, Andy, 1923-2013

content: Granatelli, Vincent, 1944-2022

content: Grancor Automotive Specialists

content: Hurricane Hot Rod Association

content: Studebaker Corporation

content: Andy Granatelli Collection

indexedContent: Andy Granatelli Collection / Series 3: Studebaker Corporation / Series 3.4: Turbine Engine Materials

content: Box 64, Folder 4

content: Archival materials

content: Maps

indexedContent: Maps


title: Formula One car construction and safety standards

content: Granatelli, Andy, 1923-2013

content: Granatelli, Vincent, 1944-2022

content: Grancor Automotive Specialists

content: Hurricane Hot Rod Association

content: Studebaker Corporation

content: Andy Granatelli Collection

content: Andy Granatelli Collection / Series 3: Studebaker Corporation / 3.3: STP, Corporation

content: Box 23, Folder 9

content: Archival materials

indexedContent: Archival materials

unittitle: STP, Corporation


title: USAC Andy Granatelli membership

content: Granatelli, Andy, 1923-2013

content: Granatelli, Vincent, 1944-2022

content: Grancor Automotive Specialists

content: Hurricane Hot Rod Association

content: Studebaker Corporation

content: Andy Granatelli Collection

content: Andy Granatelli Collection / Series 4: United States Auto Club  (USAC) / 4.2: STP vs. United States Automobile Club

content: Box 40, Folder 11

indexedContent: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

content: Archival materials

unittitle: United States Auto Club  (USAC)

unittitle: STP vs. United States Automobile Club

unittitle: USAC Andy Granatelli membership

title: USAC Andy Granatelli membership


title: Franklin Electrical Division

content: Granatelli, Andy, 1923-2013

content: Granatelli, Vincent, 1944-2022

content: Grancor Automotive Specialists

content: Hurricane Hot Rod Association

content: Studebaker Corporation

content: Andy Granatelli Collection

indexedContent: Andy Granatelli Collection / Series 3: Studebaker Corporation / 3.2: Chemical Compounds

content: Box 12, Folder 4

content: Archival materials

content: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

unittitle: Franklin Electrical Division

title: Franklin Electrical Division


title: Press releases

content: Granatelli, Andy, 1923-2013

content: Granatelli, Vincent, 1944-2022

content: Grancor Automotive Specialists

content: Hurricane Hot Rod Association

content: Studebaker Corporation

content: Andy Granatelli Collection

content: Andy Granatelli Collection / Series 3: Studebaker Corporation / 3.1: Paxton Products

content: Box 7, Folder 5

content: Archival materials

unittitle: Paxton Products

unittitle: Press releases

title: Press releases


title: Brangham, Brewer, Holzer, Inc. Advertising

content: Granatelli, Andy, 1923-2013

content: Granatelli, Vincent, 1944-2022

content: Grancor Automotive Specialists

content: Hurricane Hot Rod Association

content: Studebaker Corporation

content: Andy Granatelli Collection

content: Box 10, Folder 9

content: Archival materials


title: N-105 to N-106

content: Granatelli, Andy, 1923-2013

content: Granatelli, Vincent, 1944-2022

content: Grancor Automotive Specialists

content: Hurricane Hot Rod Association

content: Studebaker Corporation

content: Andy Granatelli Collection

content: Andy Granatelli Collection / Series 5: Novi Engine / 5.3: Drawings

content: Box 54, Folder 1

content: Archival materials

unittitle: Novi Engine

unittitle: Drawings

title: N-105 to N-106


title: United Auto Supply

content: Granatelli, Andy, 1923-2013

content: Granatelli, Vincent, 1944-2022

content: Grancor Automotive Specialists

content: Hurricane Hot Rod Association

content: Studebaker Corporation

content: Andy Granatelli Collection

content: Andy Granatelli Collection / Series 3: Studebaker Corporation / 3.2: Chemical Compounds / Distributors

content: Box 11, Folder 30

content: Archival materials

unittitle: Distributors

unittitle: United Auto Supply

title: United Auto Supply


title: Leno, Jay (at Indianapolis 500)

content: Granatelli, Andy, 1923-2013

content: Granatelli, Vincent, 1944-2022

content: Grancor Automotive Specialists

content: Hurricane Hot Rod Association

content: Studebaker Corporation

content: Andy Granatelli Collection

content: Andy Granatelli Collection / Series 8: Photographs

content: Box 86, Folder 19

content: Archival materials

content: Photographs

indexedContent: Photographs

unittitle: Andy Granatelli Collection

unittitle: Photographs

unittitle: Leno, Jay (at Indianapolis 500)

title: Leno, Jay (at Indianapolis 500)


title: Heidke, D., art

label: Collection Musician

content: Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993

indexedContent: Gillespie, Dizzy

content: Fishman, Charles

indexedContent: Fishman, Charles

content: Charismic Productions Records of Dizzy Gillespie / Series 3: Business Files

content: Box 6, Folder 15

content: Archival materials

content: Charismic Productions Records of Dizzy Gillespie, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

content: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning intellectual property rights. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

content: The collection is open for research. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials.  When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

unittitle: Business Files

unittitle: Heidke, D., art

title: Heidke, D., art


title: Floor system, Number, 74 78

content: Morison, George S., 1842-1903

indexedContent: Morison, George S.

content: George S. Morison Collection

indexedContent: George S. Morison Collection

content: George S. Morison Collection / Series 7: Drawings

label: Extent

content: 5 drawings

content: undated

content: Map-folder 99

content: Archival materials

content: George Morison Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

content: Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

unittitle: George S. Morison Collection

unittitle: Floor system, Number, 74 78

title: Floor system, Number, 74 78


title: AT&T Caller ID Patent Analysis and Caller ID Files

content: Hashimoto, Kazuo

indexedContent: Hashimoto, Kazuo

content: Kilby, Jack

indexedContent: Kilby, Jack

content: Hashimoto Corporation

indexedContent: Hashimoto Corporation

content: PhoneTel Collection

indexedContent: PhoneTel Collection

content: April 1983

content: Box 2, Folder 12

content: Archival materials

content: PhoneTel Collection, 1954-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

content: Collection is open for research and access on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

unittitle: PhoneTel Collection


title: I Want You All to Myself (Just You) 1954 December 6 Perry Como Show (CBS-TV) Perry Como

content: Armstrong, Lucille

indexedContent: Armstrong, Lucille

content: Bechet, Sidney, 1897-1959

indexedContent: Bechet, Sidney

content: Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971

indexedContent: Armstrong, Louis

content: Condon, Eddie, 1905-1973

indexedContent: Condon, Eddie

content: Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994

indexedContent: Calloway, Cab

content: Commodore Records.

indexedContent: Commodore Records.

content: Feather, Leonard, 1914-1994

indexedContent: Feather, Leonard

content: Gabler, Milt

indexedContent: Gabler, Milt

content: Davis, Sammy, 1925-

indexedContent: Davis, Sammy, 1925-

content: Decca (recording company).

indexedContent: Decca (recording company).

content: Granz, Norman

indexedContent: Granz, Norman

content: Hawkins, Coleman

indexedContent: Hawkins, Coleman

content: Kaempfert, Bert, 1923-1980

indexedContent: Kaempfert, Bert

content: Ives, Burl, 1909-

indexedContent: Ives, Burl, 1909-

content: Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959

indexedContent: Holiday, Billie

content: Norvo, Red, 1908-1999

indexedContent: Norvo, Red

content: Mills Brothers.

indexedContent: Mills Brothers.

content: Krupa, Gene, 1909-1973

indexedContent: Krupa, Gene

content: Kelly, Peck, 1898-

indexedContent: Kelly, Peck, 1898-

content: Williams, Cootie, 1911-1985

indexedContent: Williams, Cootie

content: United Hot Clubs of America.

indexedContent: United Hot Clubs of America.

content: Stewart, Rex (William), Jr., 1907-1967 (cornetist)

content: Jordan, Louis, 1908-1975

indexedContent: Jordan, Louis

content: Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David), 1909-1986

indexedContent: Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David)

content: Milt Gabler Papers

indexedContent: Milt Gabler Papers

content: Milt Gabler Papers / Series 27: Audio Discs / 27.2: Test Pressings, Reference Recordings, Transcriptions Discs, and Demonstration Recordings

content: Box 90

content: Archival materials

content: Audio

indexedContent: Audio

content: Milt Gabler Papers, 1927-2001, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

content:
The collection is open for research use. Some materials restricted; but most are available for unrestricted research access on site by appointment.

Several items of personal correspondence contained private medical information about living individuals. The originals were removed and will remain sealed until 2030. Copies with the sensitive information redacted are available for research use in the collection.

Access to audio recordings for which no reference copy exists requires special arrangements with Archives Center staff. Please ask the reference archivist for additional information.

unittitle: Milt Gabler Papers

unittitle: Audio Discs


title: Jazz A-Plenty/Wild Bill Davis and His Commodores

content: Armstrong, Lucille

indexedContent: Armstrong, Lucille

content: Bechet, Sidney, 1897-1959

indexedContent: Bechet, Sidney

content: Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971

indexedContent: Armstrong, Louis

content: Condon, Eddie, 1905-1973

indexedContent: Condon, Eddie

content: Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994

indexedContent: Calloway, Cab

content: Commodore Records.

indexedContent: Commodore Records.

content: Feather, Leonard, 1914-1994

indexedContent: Feather, Leonard

content: Gabler, Milt

indexedContent: Gabler, Milt

content: Davis, Sammy, 1925-

indexedContent: Davis, Sammy, 1925-

content: Decca (recording company).

content: Granz, Norman

content: Hawkins, Coleman

content: Kaempfert, Bert, 1923-1980

content: Ives, Burl, 1909-

content: Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959

content: Norvo, Red, 1908-1999

content: Mills Brothers.

content: Krupa, Gene, 1909-1973

content: Kelly, Peck, 1898-

content: Williams, Cootie, 1911-1985

content: United Hot Clubs of America.

indexedContent: Stewart, Rex (William), Jr., 1907-1967 (cornetist)

content: Jordan, Louis, 1908-1975

content: Milt Gabler Papers

content: Milt Gabler Papers / Series 27: Audio Discs / 27.1: Commercial Recordings

content: Box 82

content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

content: Archival materials

indexedContent: Archival materials

content: Audio

content: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

unittitle: Commercial Recordings


title: Tungsten Electric Lamp Company

content: General Electric Company

indexedContent: General Electric Company

content: Gotti, Mary Beth

indexedContent: Gotti, Mary Beth

content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Information, Technology and Society

content: General Electric NELA Park Collection

indexedContent: General Electric NELA Park Collection

content: General Electric NELA Park Collection / Series 6: Business and Stock Records / 6.2: Stock Records and Certificates

content: Box 15, Folder 1

content: Archival materials

content: General Electric Nela Park Collection, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

content:
The collection is open for research use.

Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.

unittitle: General Electric NELA Park Collection

unittitle: Business and Stock Records

unittitle: Stock Records and Certificates

unittitle: Tungsten Electric Lamp Company

title: Tungsten Electric Lamp Company


title: H-806, Frank Hines Orchestra

label: Collection Photographer

content: Schiedt, Duncan P., 1921-2014

indexedContent: Schiedt, Duncan P.

content: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection

indexedContent: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection

content: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection / Series 2: Photographic Materials / 2.1: Historical Photographs and Negatives

label: Sponsor

content: Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

flag: datechar:creation era:ce normal:1936/1936 type:inclusive

content: Box 53

content: Archival materials

content: Duncan Schiedt Jazz Collection, 1900-2012, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

content: Reproduction restricted due to copyright or trademark. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

content: Collection is open for research.

unittitle: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection

unittitle: Photographic Materials

unittitle: Historical Photographs and Negatives

unittitle: H-806, Frank Hines Orchestra

title: H-806, Frank Hines Orchestra


title: H-732, Billy Steward's Celery City Serenaders, Stanford City, Florida

content: Schiedt, Duncan P., 1921-2014

content: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection

indexedContent: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection / Series 2: Photographic Materials / 2.1: Historical Photographs and Negatives

flag: datechar:creation era:ce normal:1930/1930 type:inclusive

content: Box 52

indexedContent: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

content: Archival materials

content: Collection is open for research.


title: H-2814, Leon Prima's letter to Carlisle Evans relating to Leon Ruppilo

content: Schiedt, Duncan P., 1921-2014

content: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection

content: 1927 April 9

content: Box 64

content: Archival materials

content: Collection is open for research.


title: H-1079, Valaida Snow

content: Schiedt, Duncan P., 1921-2014

content: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection

content: May 1937

content: Box 55

content: Archival materials

content: Collection is open for research.

unittitle: H-1079, Valaida Snow

title: H-1079, Valaida Snow


title: H-2994, Adrian McDowell Orchestra including Andy Daugherty, Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee

content: Schiedt, Duncan P., 1921-2014

content: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection

content: circa early 1930s

content: Box 64

content: Archival materials

content: Graphic Materials

indexedContent: Graphic Materials

content: Collection is open for research.


title: H-110, Bennie Moten Orchestra, Fairyland Park, Kansas City, Missouri

content: Schiedt, Duncan P., 1921-2014

content: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection

flag: datechar:creation era:ce normal:1931/1931 type:inclusive

content: Box 47

content: Archival materials

content: Collection is open for research.


title: H-2466, Louis Lowe Band, Athletic Club House Band

content: Schiedt, Duncan P., 1921-2014

content: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection

flag: datechar:creation era:ce normal:1947/1947 type:inclusive

content: Box 62

content: Archival materials

content: Collection is open for research.


title: H-1951, Sammy Stewart

content: Schiedt, Duncan P., 1921-2014

content: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection

flag: datechar:creation era:ce normal:1910/1910 type:inclusive

content: Box 60

content: Archival materials

content: Collection is open for research.

unittitle: H-1951, Sammy Stewart

title: H-1951, Sammy Stewart


title: Dispensing Device, Research & Development, 1930 - 1936

content: Friedman, Joseph Bernard, Dr., 1900-1982

indexedContent: Friedman, Joseph Bernard, Dr.

content: Friedman, Betty

indexedContent: Friedman, Betty

content: Flexible Straw Corporation.

indexedContent: Flexible Straw Corporation.

content: Flex-Straw Co.

indexedContent: Flex-Straw Co.

content: Joseph B. Friedman Papers

indexedContent: Joseph B. Friedman Papers

content: Joseph B. Friedman Papers / Series 2: Invention and Patent Materials / 2.3: Dispensing Device

content: Box 3, Folder 7

content: Archival materials

content: Joseph B. Friedman Papers, 1915-2000, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

content: Collection is open for research.

unittitle: Joseph B. Friedman Papers

unittitle: Invention and Patent Materials

unittitle: Dispensing Device


title: H-1646, Benny Goodman Orchestra

content: Schiedt, Duncan P., 1921-2014

content: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection

content: Box 59

content: Archival materials

content: Collection is open for research.

unittitle: H-1646, Benny Goodman Orchestra

title: H-1646, Benny Goodman Orchestra


title: Commemorative Materials Created After Fitzgerald's death

content: Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996

indexedContent: Fitzgerald, Ella

content: Ella Fitzgerald Papers

indexedContent: Ella Fitzgerald Papers

content: Ella Fitzgerald Papers / Series 9: Ephemera / 9.2: Miscellaneous

content: Archival materials

content: Ella Fitzgerald Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

content: The Archives Center can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

content: Collection is open for research. Only reference copies of audiovisual materials can be used.

unittitle: Ella Fitzgerald Papers

unittitle: Ephemera

unittitle: Miscellaneous


title: Multiple Concept Invention Drawings, 1924 - 1958, undated

content: Friedman, Betty

content: Flexible Straw Corporation.

content: Flex-Straw Co.

content: Joseph B. Friedman Papers

content: Joseph B. Friedman Papers / Series 2: Invention and Patent Materials / 2.12: Invention Lists and Drawings, (includes both patented and unpatented concepts)

content: Box 5, Folder 7

content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

content: Archival materials

content: Collection is open for research.


title: H-487, Four Ink Spots

content: Schiedt, Duncan P., 1921-2014

content: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection

flag: datechar:creation era:ce normal:1941/1941 type:inclusive

content: Box 50

content: Archival materials

content: Collection is open for research.

unittitle: H-487, Four Ink Spots

title: H-487, Four Ink Spots


title: H-3806B, Jazz at the Philharmonic

content: Schiedt, Duncan P., 1921-2014

content: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection

content: undated

content: Box 67

content: Archival materials

content: Collection is open for research.

unittitle: H-3806B, Jazz at the Philharmonic

title: H-3806B, Jazz at the Philharmonic


title: Class of Francis Junior High School, assembled outside the school

label: Subseries Creator

content: Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

indexedContent: Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

content: Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994

indexedContent: Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders)

content: Custom Craft

indexedContent: Custom Craft

content: Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

indexedContent: Scurlock, Addison N.

content: Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005

indexedContent: Scurlock, George H. (Hardison)

content: Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives / 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin negatives

content: The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

content: Box 78

content: Archival materials

label: Subseries Citation

content: Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution

label: Subseries Rights

content: When the Museum purchased the collection from the Estate of Robert S. Scurlock, it obtained all rights, including copyright. The earliest photographs in the collection are in the public domain because their term of copyright has expired. The Archives Center will control copyright and the use of the collection for reproduction purposes, which will be handled in accordance with its standard reproduction policy guidelines. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

label: Scan

content: Scan: AC0618.004.0000344.tif

label: Subseries Restrictions

content:
Collection is open for research.

Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Special arrangements required to view negatives due to cold storage. Using negatives requires a three hour waiting period. Contact the Archives Center at 202-633-3270.


title: C767 Photograph of smoothing the road

label: Collection Creator

content: Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.

content: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department

content: Underwood and Underwood

indexedContent: Underwood and Underwood

label: See more items in

content: Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection / Series 1: Engineering / 1.12: Materials Handling / 1.12.2: Construction Machinery, undated

content: undated

content: Box 52, Item 54

label: Archival Repository

content: Archival materials

indexedContent: Archival materials

content: Photographs

indexedContent: Photographs

content: Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1758-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

content: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

content: Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

unittitle: Engineering

unittitle: Materials Handling

unittitle: Construction Machinery, undated

unittitle: C767 Photograph of smoothing the road

title: C767 Photograph of smoothing the road


title: H-3519, Davenport, Iowa phone book page with Beidrbecke listing

content: Schiedt, Duncan P., 1921-2014

indexedContent: Schiedt, Duncan P.

content: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection

indexedContent: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection

content: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection / Series 2: Photographic Materials / 2.1: Historical Photographs and Negatives

content: Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

content: undated

content: Box 66

label: Type

content: Archival materials

label: Collection Citation

content: Duncan Schiedt Jazz Collection, 1900-2012, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

label: Collection Rights

content: Reproduction restricted due to copyright or trademark. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

content: Collection is open for research.

unittitle: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection

unittitle: Photographic Materials

unittitle: Historical Photographs and Negatives


title: H-3749C, Unidentified

content: Schiedt, Duncan P., 1921-2014

content: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection

indexedContent: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection / Series 2: Photographic Materials / 2.1: Historical Photographs and Negatives

label: Date

content: undated

label: Container

content: Box 67

content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

content: Archival materials

label: Collection Restrictions

content: Collection is open for research.

unittitle: H-3749C, Unidentified

title: H-3749C, Unidentified


title: H-3627A, Adelaide Hall

content: Schiedt, Duncan P., 1921-2014

content: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection

content: circa 1934

content: Box 67

indexedContent: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

content: Archival materials

content: Collection is open for research.

unittitle: H-3627A, Adelaide Hall

title: H-3627A, Adelaide Hall


title: H-3423, Jackie McLean

content: Schiedt, Duncan P., 1921-2014

content: Duncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection

content: undated

content: Box 66

content: Archival materials

content: Collection is open for research.

unittitle: H-3423, Jackie McLean

title: H-3423, Jackie McLean


title: 89 16785, Tea time in Africa    probably Mombasa, ca. 1908 1910.

label: Collection Author

content: Arnold, Cheney & Co.

indexedContent: Arnold, Cheney & Co.

label: Collection Collector

content: Moore, Ernst D. (importer, trader)

indexedContent: Moore, Ernst D. (importer, trader)

content: Ernst D. Moore Papers

indexedContent: Ernst D. Moore Papers

content: Ernst D. Moore Papers / Series 1: Photoprints

content: Box 1, Folder 2

content: Archival materials

content: Ernst D. Moore Papers, 1888-1932, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

content: Permission to publish these photographs must be obtained directly from the donor, who retains copyright. See repository for details.

content: Collection is open for research.

unittitle: Ernst D. Moore Papers

unittitle: Photoprints


title: .048, Letters regarding an agreement between W. Parker Snow and Hall , for preparing a book on the first expedition

content: Field, Cyrus

indexedContent: Field, Cyrus

content: Hall, Charles Francis, 1821-1871

indexedContent: Hall, Charles Francis

content: Franklin, John, 1786-1847

indexedContent: Franklin, John

content: Royal Geographic Society.

indexedContent: Royal Geographic Society.

content: Everett, Edward, 1794-1865

indexedContent: Everett, Edward

content: Charles Francis Hall Collection

indexedContent: Charles Francis Hall Collection

content: undated

content: Box 4, Folder 8

content: Archival materials

content: Charles Francis Hall Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

content: Collection is open for research.

unittitle: Charles Francis Hall Collection


title: Leo Baekeland Diary Volume 35

label: Author

content: Baekeland, L. H. (Leo Hendrik), 1863-1944

indexedContent: Baekeland, L. H. (Leo Hendrik)

label: Topic

content: Family -- 20th century

indexedContent: Family

content: Leo H. Baekeland Papers

indexedContent: Leo H. Baekeland Papers

content: Leo H. Baekeland Papers / Series 4: Diaries

label: Extent

content: 1 Item (6.0" x 3.5")

flag: datechar:creation era:ce normal:1922-12-22/1923-04-12 type:inclusive

content: 1922 December 22-1923 April 12

content: Box 20, Folder 6

content: Archival materials

content: Diaries

indexedContent: Diaries

content: Leo Baekeland Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

label: Genre/Form

content: Diaries -- 20th century

content: Collection is open for research.

unittitle: Leo H. Baekeland Papers

unittitle: Diaries

unittitle: Leo Baekeland Diary Volume 35

title: Leo Baekeland Diary Volume 35


title: Notebook 25, First notes and tests on stabilization and resonator tests

content: Cady, Walter Guyton, 1874-1973 (physicist)

content: Walter Guyton Cady Papers

indexedContent: Walter Guyton Cady Papers

content: Walter Guyton Cady Papers / Series 1: Research Notebooks / 1.2: Numeric Notebooks

content: Box 19, Folder 1

content: Archival materials

indexedContent: Archival materials

content: Walter Guyton Cady Papers, 1903-1974, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

content: Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

unittitle: Walter Guyton Cady Papers

unittitle: Research Notebooks

unittitle: Numeric Notebooks


title: Eisler Engineering Company records

label: Creator

content: Eisler Engineering Company.

indexedContent: Eisler Engineering Company.

label: Names

content: General Electric Company

indexedContent: General Electric Company

content: Incandescent Lamp Manufacturer's Association.

content: Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company

content: Eisler, Charles, Jr.

indexedContent: Eisler, Charles, Jr.

label: Place

content: Newark (N.J.)

indexedContent: Newark (N.J.)

content: Hungary

indexedContent: Hungary

content: welding -- Equipment and supplies

indexedContent: welding

content: Patents

indexedContent: Patents

content: Jigs and fixtures

indexedContent: Jigs and fixtures

content: Laboratory -- Furniture, equipment

indexedContent: Laboratory

content: Lamps

indexedContent: Lamps

content: Litigation

indexedContent: Litigation

content: Tubes

indexedContent: Tubes

content: Tubes -- welding

content: Vacuum pumps

indexedContent: Vacuum pumps

content: Electrodes

indexedContent: Electrodes

content: Furnaces

indexedContent: Furnaces

content: Electric lighting

indexedContent: Electric lighting

content: Electric transformers

indexedContent: Electric transformers

content: Vacuum-tubes

indexedContent: Vacuum-tubes

content: welding

content: Halogen incandescent lamps

indexedContent: Halogen incandescent lamps

content: Cams

indexedContent: Cams

content: Coils -- electric

indexedContent: Coils

content: Incandescent lamps

indexedContent: Incandescent lamps

content: Electric lamps

indexedContent: Electric lamps

content: Electric lamps, Arc

indexedContent: Electric lamps, Arc

content: Electric lamp industry

indexedContent: Electric lamp industry

label: Provenance

content: The collection was donated by E.N. Logothetis of Kahle Engineering on June 15, 2000.

content: Eisler Engineering Company.

content: Eisler Engineering Company records

indexedContent: Eisler Engineering Company records

label: Summary

content: Records document Charles Eisler, a Hungarian immigrant who was a skilled mechanic and engineer and his company, Eisler Engineering Company of Newark, New Jersey, which manufactured equipment for producing electric lamps, television and radio tubes, welding equipment and laboratory equipment.

label: Biographical / Historical

content:
Charles Eisler (1884-1973) was born in Hungary to Adolph and Helen Eisler. Charles was the second child of nine: George, Emil, Michael, Leopold, Rudi, Franz, Emma and Lajos. Eisler completed his engineering and mechanical studies by the age of 17 and began an apprenticeship with a local factory. He became a licensed steam engineer and fireman of high pressure boilers. In 1902, he left Hungary for Berlin, Germany, with the goal to immigrate to the United States. In Germany, Eisler worked in a factory in Eberswalde, north of Berlin. The factory manufactured cast-iron pipe and machinery, and Eisler operated a crane loading barges near the factory. Eisler left Eberswalde and returned to Berlin to work as a toolmaker at Allgemeine Electricitäts Gesellschaft' (AEG). He arrived in New York City on the SS Potsdam/Stockholm (I) in November 1904. Because Europeans dominated the field of skilled mechanics and tradesmen in the United States, Eisler easily found employment in East Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh Westinghouse. In 1907, Eisler worked for Studebaker Metzger Motor Company as a tool-designer and tool room foreman.

Eisler returned to Hungary in the spring of 1912 where he took a job as a tool designing engineer with an American owned electrical firm, Standard Electric Company, in Újpest. He married Frieda Schwartz Eisler (d.1962) on December 24, 1912, in Budapest. They had four children: Charles Eisler, Jr., Martha (Eisler) Leff; Ruth (Eisler) Forest; and Constance (Eisler) Smith. In 1914, Eisler, his wife Frieda, and their newborn son Charles, Jr., returned to the United States. Eisler worked at the Westinghouse Lamp Company in Bloomfield, New Jersey, designing machines for building incandescent lamps with tungsten wire. At Westinghouse, Eisler held the position of chief engineer of the equipment division, and he completed the International Correspondence Schools course in mechanical engineering (1918). Eisler left Westinghouse in 1919 to work for Save Electric Corporation of Brooklyn, New York (an independent lamp manufacture), formed by Max Ettiger. At Save Electric, Eisler was equipment engineer superintendent and responsible for designing machines for the production of incandescent lamps.

General Electric (GE), Westinghouse, and RCA had a monopoly on modern incandescent lamp making machinery. The manufacture of lamps and tubes had moved from a low-rate, highly skilled craft work of Edison's Menlo Park to a high-rate, semi-skilled process dominated by GE and others. It was difficult for independent lamp manufacturers, such as Save Electric, to compete. The control and licensing of machinery patents was one method GE used to maintain a virtual monopoly on lamp manufacture throughout the first half of the 20th century. GE purchased Save Electric in 1920 to remove it from the incandescent lamp market. That same year, Eisler lost his job and started his own company, Eisler Engineering Company, to consult and manufacture equipment for producing electric lamps, television tubes, radio tubes, glass products, neon tubes, welding equipment and laboratory equipment. He established a machine shop at 15 Kirk Alley, Newark, New Jersey, where he redesigned many of his machines and drawings and started patenting. By 1924, Eisler's plant doubled in physical size and labor supply, with the radio tube industry peaking in 1929.1 However, the stock market crash of 1929-1930 severely impacted production, and Eisler never again saw the same growth. In 1929, Eisler sold a 49% interest in the company to Frank Bonner.

In June 1933, Eisler and others organized a group of independent manufacturers into the Incandescent Lamp Manufacturer's Association (ILMA). In response to the pressuring tactics of GE, Westinghouse and RCA, the group also documented every lamp maker who went out of business or that was bought by a monopoly member. The ILMA allowed members to pool their resources for patent litigation. "Eisler was the third leading outside supplier of lamp making machinery. It was not licensed by General Electric, and the unlicensed lamp manufacturers obtained most of their lamp making equipment from it. The Eisler equipment was less automatic and of considerably less speed than the machinery used by the General Electric group. However, it was considerably lower in price."2

Eisler Engineering Company was sued at least four times by GE between 1923 and 1928 for alleged patent infringement but won each case. The cases involved four United States patents owned by GE: Van Keuren #1,326,121; Mitchell and White #1,453,594; Mitchell and White #1,453,595; and Marshall #1,475,192. The last three patents address a process used in the manufacture of electric lamps known as "sealing in" of tip-less lamps. The plaintiff, GE, complained that Eisler, the defendant, was infringing. Several GE patents were declared invalid during the proceedings or were withdrawn, and Eisler's U.S. Patent #1,637,989 for tip-less lamps was upheld. See General Electric Company vs. Eisler Engineering Company, 20 F (2d.) 33 (C.C.A., 1927), 26 F (2d.) 12 (C.C.A., 1928), and 43 F (2d.) 319 (C.C.A., 1930). One of Eisler's strongest defenses was a 1916 article he published in Machinery on Tungsten Lamp Manufacture. Eisler defended his case not only for the interest of his own company but also for those who utilized his products as well as those who manufactured under a licensing agreement with Eisler Engineering Company.

In 1954, Charles Eisler, Jr., formerly vice president became president of Eisler Engineering Company, Inc., and Charles Eisler, Sr., became chairman of the board. In 1958, Eisler Senior officially stepped down. In the late 1970s, Eisler, Jr., sold the company to Kahle Engineering Company. Kahle, established in 1920 with its roots in the glass machinery business, provided equipment for the medical device, pharmaceutical, electrical and automotive industries. Today, Kahle focuses solely on the manufacture of assembly machines for medical devices.

Eisler was issued fifty-seven United States patents relating to the mass production of glass articles. His first patent was issued in 1916 (U.S. Patent # 1,209,650) for a turret attachment and his last was issued in 1958 (U.S. Design Patent # DES 182,796) for a spot welder/press type. Eisler received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Bloomfield College in Bloomfield, New Jersey (1951) and was elected to life membership in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1952). He died on October 8, 1973 at the age of 89 in East Orange, New Jersey.

1 Eisler, Charles. The Million-Dollar Bend (New York: William-Frederick Press, 1960).
2 Bright, Arthur. The Electric Lamp Industry (New York: Macmillan Co., 1949).

content: 30 Cubic feet (49 boxes, 25 oversize folders)

flag: datechar:creation era:ce normal:1885/1988 type:inclusive

content: 1885 - 1988

flag: datechar:creation era:ce normal:1920/1960 type:bulk

content: bulk 1920-1950s

label: Identifier

content: Collection descriptions

indexedContent: Collection descriptions

content: Archival materials

content: Photographs

indexedContent: Photographs

content: Scrapbooks

indexedContent: Scrapbooks

content: Blueprints

indexedContent: Blueprints

content: Correspondence

indexedContent: Correspondence

label: Citation

content: Eisler Engineering Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

label: Arrangement

content:
Collection organized into nine series.

Series 1, Personal Materials, 1910s-1970s

Subseries 1, Passports and Naturalization Certificate, 1910-1970s

Subseries 2, Photographs, 1912

Subseries 3, Chronological Correspondence, 1946-1970

Subseries 4, Alphabetical Correspondence, 1941-1969

Subseries 5, Family and Friends Correspondence, 1956-1966

Subseries 6, Vacation information, 1951

Subseries 7, Financial information, 1960-1967

Subseries 8, Medical Bills and Information, 1963-1967

Series 2, Business Materials, 1885, 1929-1985

Subseries 1, Correspondence, 1946-1971

Subseries 2, General Files, 1929-1985

Subseries 3, Financial Information, 1931-1945

Subseries 4, World War II Boards and Regulations, 1942-1946

Subseries 5, Real Estate Holdings and Investments, 1932-1980

Subseries 6, Articles, 1885-1962 (not inclusive)

Subseries 7, Kahle Engineering, 1960-1982

Series 3, Employee/Personnel Records, 1940-1988

Subseries 1, Personnel Files, 1940s-1960s

Subseries 2, Accident Reports, 1958-1988

Subseries 3, Lists of employee names, 1957-1977, undated

Subseries 4, Service years and anniversaries, 1955-1970

Subseries 5, Union (IUE AFL-CIO) agreements and contracts, 1942-1957, undated

Subseries 6, Benefits (health and pension), 1957-1967, undated

Subseries 7, Deceased employees, 1946-1951

Subseries 8, Payroll Information, 1940-1973

Subseries 9, Electrical License Course, undated

Subseries 10, Department of Labor, 1944-1956

Subseries 11, Miscellaneous, undated

Series 4, Operating Records, 1934-1977

Subseries 1, Equipment Quotes, 1960-1977

Subseries 2, Operating Instructions and Parts Lists, 1934-1940s

Series 5, Diagrams and Drawings, 1924-1963, undated

Subseries 1, Wiring Diagrams, 1934-1956

Subseries 2, Drawings for Machines, 1924-1963

Subseries 3, Drafting Tools, undated

Series 6, Sales Records, 1924-1984

Subseries 1, Customer Sales Lists, 1951-1958

Subseries 2, Lamp Machinery Sales Records, 1929-1958

Subseries 3, Eisler Catalogs, 1924-1979

Subseries 4, Index cards for Eisler Engineering catalogs

Series 7, Litigation and Patents Records, 1897-1953

Subseries 1, Litigation Records, 1897 (bulk 1926-1929), 1949, 1953

Subseries 2, Patents, 1913-1931

Series 8, Photographs, 1942-1967

Subseries 1, By Machine Number, -1966

Subseries 2, CAMS, 1950-1967

Subseries 3, Timers, Jigs, Transformers, and Electrodes, 1952-1960

Subseries 4, Welders, 1944-1952

Subseries 5, Welders, Tips, and Jigs and Fixtures, 1944-1952

Subseries 6, Miscellaneous, 1944-1957

Series 9, Scrapbooks, 1916-1959

label: Processing Information

content: Processed by John Mask (intern), and Alison Oswald, archivist, December 2006.

label: Rights

content: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning intellectual property rights. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

content: Photographs -- 20th century

content: Scrapbooks

content: Blueprints

content: Correspondence -- 19th-20th century

label: Scope and Contents

content:
The bulk of the materials date from the 1930s to the 1950s and document Charles Eisler's contributions to the modern lamp making industry. There is considerable personal information documenting Eisler and his family, and his connection to his native Hungary. The collection is divided into 9 series: personal materials; business materials; employee records, operating records; diagrams and drawings; litigation and patent records; photographs; and scrapbooks.

Series 1, Personal Materials, 1944-1970, is divided into six subseries: Passports and Naturalization Certificate, 1910-1970s; Photographs, 1912; Chronological Correspondence, 1944-1970; Alphabetical Correspondence, 1941-1969; Family and Friends Correspondence, 1956-1966; Vacation Information, 1951; Financial Information, 1960-1967; and Medical Bills and Information, 1963-1967.

There are several passports (United States and German) for Eisler and his United States naturalization certificate of 1910. The photographs, 1912, are from Eisler's friend, Ed Korn. The photographs depict an airplane that Eisler created drawings for and two individuals, Bert Berry (parachutist) and Tony Januss, a pilot at Kinloch Field, St. Louis, Missouri.

The chronological correspondence, 1944-1970, is arranged chronologically. It contains letters about Hungarians and Hungarian issues; invitations to social events and speaking engagements; thank you letters; letters of condolence; donations; birthday greetings; and club memberships. Eisler was active in the Newark, New Jersey, Hungarian community. He donated equipment, clothes, and money to a variety of organizations that assisted Hungarians in the United States and in Hungary. Some of the correspondence was written by Mrs. R. Testa, secretary to Charles Eisler.

The alphabetical correspondence, 1941-1969, is arranged alphabetically. It consists of letters documenting such issues as stock in Eisler Engineering Company, personal purchases of Eisler's at the Ivanhoe Lobby Gift Shop by the Sea Hotel, and "Help the Suffering Hungarians" organization (1956-1961). This includes canceled checks from donors, specifically Operation Mercy to assist refugees from Budapest. Additionally, there is correspondence and itemized price lists for food and clothing for Hungarians. Of note is some Raritan Yacht Club (R.Y.C.) of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, materials. There is a R.Y.C. Duffle Bag newsletter, February, 1964. Eisler was a member of R.Y.C.

Family and friends correspondence, 1956-1966, includes letters and postcards from family and friends, mostly in Hungarian. Topics discussed include sending food, clothing, hearing aids, and medicine to Hungarian refugees; Christmas packages; emigration; and U.S. Relief Parcel Service receipts.

Vacation information, 1951, consists of one file folder of documentation of airline tickets, baggage tickets, tour itineraries, receipts from hotels, letterhead from hotels, and itemized lists of purchases for several trips Eisler made. Airlines ephemera represented include Pan American World Airways System; Air France; British Overseas Airways Corp; Trans World Airlines, Inc; and Eastern Airlines.

Financial information, 1960-1967, contains investment securities (certificates) information for Massachusetts Investors Trust; consolidated checking account information; lists of personal donations, personal income, and savings accounts. Eisler's personal donations varied greatly, both in amount and in the type of organization—American Hungarian Studies Foundation at Rutgers, Father Flanagan's Boy's Home; and the Jewish Community Council of Essex County, New Jersey.

Medical Bills and Information, 1963-1967, consists mostly of bills from doctors for services rendered.

Series 2, Business Materials, 1885, 1931-1985, is divided into seven subseries: correspondence, general files, financial information, World War II boards and regulations, real estate holdings and investments, articles, and Kahle Engineering.

Correspondence, 1946-1971, is arranged alphabetically by surname or company name. It contains a variety of issues—real estate, accounting, legal representation, and tenants. Attorneys Kessler and Kessler handled Eisler vs. General Electric Company. There is correspondence about meetings, depositions, and reviewing documents before filing. The tenant information includes assignments and agreements between individual tenants and the landlord, Lesire Corporation, which Eisler owned.

General Files, 1931-1985, contains files arranged alphabetically on a variety of topics.

Financial Information, 1931-1945, is mainly comprised of Treasury Department and Internal Revenue correspondence, and income tax documentation

World War II Boards and Regulations, 1942-1946, contain information about manpower, labor, and production during World War II for the manufacturing industry. The National War Labor Board contains wage rates and audit information for Eisler Engineering. The Manpower Commission established the total manpower allowance for Eisler Engineering and other companies. It set specific quotas for the number of male employees permitted. The War Production Board material includes a plant report of operations. It describes the product being made and categorizes the percentage of "war" versus "civilian" work. The War Department Plant Protection Division contains notes and recommendations for Eilser Engineering Company to implement.

Real Estate Holdings and Investments, 1932-1980, consists mainly of tax and stock returns and income information and cancelled notes for collateral with the Lesire Corporation. The record of real estate, 1952-1974, contains ledger sheets for seven separate properties with the name of the property, improvements if any, and address: Farm Flagtowne, Neshanic, New Jersey; 733 S. 12th Street, Newark, New Jersey; 735-737 S. 12th Street, Newark, New Jersey; 738-758 S. 13th Street, Newark, New Jersey; 16 N. Salem Street, Dover, New Jersey; 269 E. Blackwell Street, Dover, New Jersey; and Lad Construction. The ledger sheets also include a loan record with rents and mortgage receivable information. The Avenue L files document a factory building owned by Eisler in Newark, New Jersey. The files contain correspondence, receipts, and bills for work done on the building in preparation for sale.

Articles, 1885-1962 (not inclusive) includes four articles relating to the topic of electricity.

Kahle Engineering, 1960-1982, contains Dun and Bradstreet analytical reports from 1960 to 1964 and interoffice correspondence with Steven Logothetis, an employee of Kahle Engineering, interoffice memos, credit profiles, notes, mortgage papers, and information sheets for specific properties for purchase at public auction for the period 1979-1982.

Series 3, Employee/Personnel Records, 1940-1988, is divided into ten subseries: personnel files; accident reports; lists of employee names; service years and anniversaries; union (IUE AFL-CIO) agreements; benefits (health and pension); deceased employees; payroll information; electrical license course; Department of Labor; and miscellaneous.

The bulk of this series consists primarily of employee personnel files from the 1940s to 1960s. Arranged alphabetically by surname, the files contain employee record cards, employee applications, in some instances photographs (head shots), tax withholding exemption certificates, medical forms, union dues information, union steward reports detailing grievances and appeals, correspondence, recommendations, unemployment benefit payments, workers compensation, paychecks, and applications for United States citizenship and visa requests. The employee record cards capture the employee name; address; social security number; department; occupation; title; clock number; phone number; race; marital status; date of birth; number of children; stating rate; increases; vacation taken; country of birth; entry into the United States; naturalized and, if so, when and where; former employees and any union grievances. It provides a comprehensive view of the employee composition of the company.

The accident reports, 1958-1988, are arranged chronologically by year and then further arranged alphabetically by employee surname. These accident claim forms used by Eisler Engineering Company are for the New Jersey Manufacturers Casualty Insurance Company of Trenton, New Jersey. Additionally, there are blank State of New Jersey accident forms. There is some correspondence about specific claims and employees. There is one file folder documenting injuries and illness, 1971-1978. It consists of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) forms completed by Eisler Engineering. They provide a summary of the types of injuries and illnesses, number of lost work days, number of cases and a supplementary record of occupational injuries.

Lists of employee names, 1957-1977, provides information on employees who left employment, were laid off, owed union dues; years of service to the company, birthdays, addresses, and job descriptions.

Service years and anniversaries, 1955-1970, provides the employee name, when employment began, years of service and if a service pin was awarded.

Union (IUE AFL-CIO) agreements, 1942-1957 contain union contracts and agreements between Eisler Engineering Mutual Employees Association, Inc., and the International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (IUE-AFL-CIO).

Benefits (health and pension), 1957-1967, contains information on dental benefits, hospital service plans, Group Health Insurance (GHI) Inc., claim forms for medical care insurance, and the annual report of District 4 IUE, AFL-CIO Welfare Plan for 1957.

Deceased employees, 1946-1951, consists of form letters with the employees name, address, next of kin, date of death, and the amount of unpaid salary due.

Payroll Information, 1940-1973, includes deduction of wages or salary forms for union dues, plans for enrolling in the U.S. Savings Bond program, canceled payroll checks, forms for requesting vacation, and bonus and merit increases for employees.

Electrical License Course, undated, includes homework assignments, tests, and answers to questions, in lessons/courses on: compound generators, DC (direct current) self-excited generators, power, combination circuits, parallel circuits, split phase/resistance-start induction run motors, electricity, and compound motors.

Department of Labor, 1944-1956, contains employment reports and public contracts and minimum wage determinations. There is statistical information on the type of employee (male, female, non-white, and part-time) and a report of current and anticipated employment.

Miscellaneous contains one file folder with an undated Department of Labor and Industry letter about a highly desirable labor pool of technical, skilled, and semi-skilled workers becoming available.

Series 4, Operational Records, 1934-1977, is divided into two subseries: Equipment Quotes, 1960-1977, were prepared by Eisler for clients/companies in the United States and in foreign countries. The quotes include details about the machine requested and its price.

Operating Instructions and Parts Lists, 1934-1940s, are arranged predominately by machine number, but there are some exceptions. The files include drawings and sketches, operating instructions on assembling and disassembling, black and white photographs, charts, and product literature. There are some documents that were not created by the Eisler Engineering Company. These documents include operating instructions and drawings from other companies that Eisler had a working relationship with. The instructions, [1934-1945?], arranged alpha-numerically, are operating instructions for machines manufactured by the Eisler Engineering Company. The instructions are labeled D-1 to D-800. These instructions should be used in conjunction with the other operating instructions for specific machines. For example, instructions D-1 are for Eisler machine No. 00, a coil winding machine

Series 5, Diagrams and Drawings, 1924-1960, is divided into two subseries, wiring diagrams and drawings. The wiring diagrams 1934-1956, are arranged by type and provide instructions and diagrams on how to connect wires for Eisler machines. The drawings, 1924-1960, include blueprints, tracings, sketches and in some instances, specifications for specific machines. The name and number of the machine are listed. Also, the drawings contain factory layouts for companies in the United States and in Leningrad, Russia.

Series 6, Sales Records, 1924-1984, is divided into three subseries: customer sales lists, lamp machinery sales records, and catalogs. The Customer Sales Lists, 1951-1958, and the Lamp Machinery Sales Records, 1929-1958, include detailed information for each machine built and shipped to a client: shop number, job number, type of machine, machine number, customer name, customer order number, Eisler order number and date shipped, and a serial number if applicable. There are some lists for customer requested machines such as exhaust machines, stem machines, and base filling machines.

The catalogs, 1924-1979, are arranged into two sub-subseries, Eisler catalogs and other companies' catalogs. The catalogs are further arranged chronologically and are bound or consist of loose pages and individual bulletins. They provide information on incandescent lamps, power transmission tubes; neon tube signs; tungsten equipment and wire; burners, torches, fires, gas and air mixers; metal sprayers; bases; furnaces; vacuum flasks; ampules and vials; vacuum pumps; and electric welders.

Index cards for Eisler Engineering Anniversary Catalog 1945, are arranged by machine number and contain the machine name with a description, pricing information, and in some instances a date and annotations. Each card has a page number that correlates to the Anniversary Catalog No. 45-CE, 1945.

Series 7, Litigation and Patent Records, 1897-1953 (bulk 1926-1929), 1949, 1953, consist of briefs (for the defendant, Eisler, and plaintiff, General Electric) and the transcript of record in the case General Electric vs. Charles Eisler and Eisler Engineering Company, 1926-1929. The litigation was heard in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New Jersey and U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Third District. GE brought suit against Eisler for infringement of two U.S. patents, #1,128,120 for manufacturing glass rods and forming spiders, and # 1,220,836 for a filament support wire inserting machine. Eisler allegedly infringed by manufacturing and selling a hook inserting machine.

There is one file folder of newspaper clippings about anti-trust in lamp manufacturing and specifically conclusions to the Opinion for the case United States of America vs. General Electric Company, 1953. GE, Corning Glass Works, N.V. Philips Gloeilampenfabriken, Consolidated Electric Lamp Company, Hygrade Sylvania Corporation, Chicago Miniature Lamp Works, and Tung-Sol Lamp Works, Inc., were found guilty and in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. GE, in particular, negotiated agreements through its wholly-owned subsidiary, International General Electric that divided the world lamp markets. This division permitted GE to have the U.S. market exclusively and bar foreign lamp manufacturers. The domestic licensees' growth was limited by GE to a fixed percentage of its own production and expansion so that over the years a licensee's share of the business was diminished. This restrained trade, and competition by GE unlawfully monopolized the incandescent electric lamp business.

A separate case involving Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co. vs. Beacon Lamp Co., Leopold Rossbach, C. L. Shoninger, A.H. Moses, L.E. Whicher and J.T. Hambay from 1896 to 1898 is also documented through the brief for the complainant and a record of the case.

Patents, 1913-1931, are further divided into tube patents, 1924-1931 and tube patents assigned to Raytheon Company, 1913-1929. The patents were assembled by Eisler for reference.

Series 8, Photographs, 1944-1967, is further divided into six subseries: machines by number, CAMS; timers; jigs; transformers and electrodes; welders; welders, tips, jigs and fixtures; and miscellaneous. The series contains 8" x 10" black and white prints. Originally organized in three- ring binders, the photographs are arranged by machine number with further numerical identifiers. For example, Machine No. 103 is a glass lathe machine and No. 103-XL is a vertical glass lathe machine.

CAMS are curved wheels mounted on a rotating shaft and used to produce variable or reciprocating motion in another engaged or contacted part. They are used to produce or machine something. Tips refer to the remnant of the glass tubing through which the lamp was exhausted of its air (as well as filled with inert gases after the invention of the gas-filled lamp in 1912) and jigs are devices for guiding a tool or for holding machine work in place.

The majority of photographs document machinery; few employees are featured.

Photographs for Machine No. 170, can working equipment at vacuum products, features African American workers circa the 1950s and Machine No. 160, an automatic tub bottoming machine features a female employee. Some of the miscellaneous photographs contain prints of equipment, parts and employees working in the factory.

Series 9, Scrapbooks, 1916-1959, includes three scrapbooks. Many of the articles are in Hungarian or Spanish.

Scrapbook, 1943 (bulk 1945-1955), 1959, contains newspaper articles about Charles Eisler and Eisler Engineering Company. Many articles and advertisements focus on specific machines Eisler manufactured. Articles about Charles Eisler contain information about the associations he belonged to, litigation, awards received, Lesire Corporation, his tenant company; and the appointment of Charles Eisler, Jr., as President of Eisler Engineering Company. Other items include company Christmas cards.

Scrapbook, 1916-1944, 1948, 1957, contains newspaper clippings and catalog pages on machines manufactured by Eisler; personal information about Charles Eisler's trip to Europe; a fire at his summer home; and Christmas decorations. There is documentation on Eisler Engineering Company employees, World War II contributions and production, and photographs of Charles Eisler presenting a donation to the Newark Hungarians and the U.S. Army Ambulance Branch.

Scrapbook, 1924-1959, contains convention programs, Family Circle information, documentation on various social events Eisler attended and machine advertisements.

label: Restrictions

content: Collection is open for research but the majority is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Series 3, Employee Records, personnel files are restrictedContact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

label: Related Materials

content:
Materials in the Archives Center

Kahle Engineering Company Records, 1930-1980 (AC0735), the successor company to Eisler Engineering

Materials in Other Organizations

Rutgers University Special Collections and University Archives have some Eisler Engineering Company trade literature in the Sinclair New Jersey Collection: New Jersey Trade Literature and Manufacturers' Catalogs at http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/libs/scua/sinclair/sinclair_main.shtml.

unitid: Collection NMAH.AC.0734

unittitle: Eisler Engineering Company records

title: Eisler Engineering Company records